Permits are a fine system until they aren't. Half the trips I planned last year fell apart because I missed a lottery window by an hour.
These are the routes I default to when I want to be out by the weekend and don't have time to fight a website. None of them are secret. All of them are good.
I am keeping the exact trail list off the public internet because the etiquette here matters. If you ask me in person I'll tell you.